Nicolson vs Vargas

Who won Nicolson vs Vargas?

Skye Nicolson beat Dyana Vargas by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, July 13th, 2024, at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Skye Nicolson.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beating David Avanesyan for the IBF World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Jalil Major Hackett defeated Peter Dobson, Christopher Diaz was victorious over Derlyn Hernandez Gerarldo, Khalil Coe beat Kwame Ritter, Christian Carto defeated Carlos Buitrago, and Ismail Muhammad was victorious over Frank Brown.

Nicolson vs Vargas stats

Back in July 2024, Skye Nicolson stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Dyana Vargas made her way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Skye Nicolson was the younger woman by 4 years, at 29 years old.

Skye Nicolson fought out of the southpaw stance, while Dyana Vargas was an orthodox fighter.

Nicolson was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2022, 4 years and 3 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2017. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, totaling 103 compared to Vargas' 96.

Nicolson vs Vargas form

Nicolson remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had defeated Sarah Mahfoud on April 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, she had defeated Lucy Wildheart on November 25, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Sabrina Maribel Perez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Auditorio Municipal Fausto Gutiérrez Moreno, Tijuana, Mexico.

Before that, she had won against Linda Laura Lecca on April 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

She had beaten Tania Alvarez on February 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Activity check

Nicolson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 9 days, which means she had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Nicolson vs Vargas start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:45 PM EST / 5:45 PM PST at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States, which was around 1:45 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Nicolson vs Vargas?

Nicolson vs Vargas was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Nicolson vs Vargas?

Skye Nicolson was a 1/20 (-2000) favorite going into the contest, while Dyana Vargas made her way into the ring at 8/1 (+800) with oddsmakers.